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Trans singer Bulent Ersoy drew ire for criticizing her country’s required military service. (Photo by Ibrahim Usta, File)
 
 
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large gathering of young men at a rest house in Qatif, in eastern Saudi Arabia. The paper says scores of men were initially arrested but only 21 remain in detention. Homosexuality is seen as a sin in Islam and prohibited in Saudi Arabia and most other Muslim nations. In the conservative kingdom, the offense can be punished by flogging or prison.

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